In the immediate aftermath of Justin Allgaier blocking Denny Hamlin from the lead and triggering ‘The Big One’ in the 68th Daytona 500, the JR Motorsports driver took ‘100 percent’ of the blame but the Joe Gibbs Racing contender conceded his share a day later.The crash took place approaching theContinue Reading
Zane Smith came up just short of winning the Daytona 500 but a sixth-place finish combined with a victory in the first stage leaves his No. 38 Front Row Motorsports team fourth in the early championship standings.This is more an important result than at any point of the past decadeContinue Reading
It appeared over the weekend that NASCAR implemented a new policy that made an extra effort to not reasonably throw a caution on the final lap of a superspeedway race.It appeared that way because NASCAR evenly applied that stance in both the Truck and Cup race across two different raceContinue Reading
Today marks 25 years since we lost Dale Earnhardt. Heading into the 2026 Daytona 500, Motorsport.com already put together a special feature in remembrance of that day and his impact on the sport, but today, we want to do something different.In this simple story, we’re going to focus on sevenContinue Reading
Chase Briscoe ‘dipped my toes the bald community’ last month but it was a hoax, online fake news and AI rubbish.With all the attention and focus on the new look three-time Cup Series champion Joey Logano has received since taking a trimmer and razor to his dome, Briscoe decided toContinue Reading
Nick Payne was resolute in advance of the Daytona 500.The fourth-year spotter of the 23XI Racing No. 45 team needed to do some soul searching too. It’s been well-documented that Tyler Reddick and Billy Scott did some reflecting over the winter to better understand what produced a winless season oneContinue Reading
The provisional entry lists have been released for the upcoming triple-header at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta, Georgia. The Cup race will feature 38 entries with the open teams of BJ McLeod (#78 Live Fast) and JJ Yeley (#44 NY Racing Team) joining the 36 chartered entries. Casey Mears and the No.Continue Reading
In 68 editions of the Daytona 500, NASCAR has seen plenty of surprise or unexpected winners. However, it wasn’t until 2017 that the victor in stock car racing’s crown jewel event only led the final lap of the 200-lap battle.While it did not happen once between 1959 and 2016, the phenomenonContinue Reading
Jusan Hamilton was an executive at NASCAR for several years, and worked as the sport’s managing director for competition operations since 2022. He first started working for the Sanctioning Body as an intern in 2012, returning in 2016.Over the years, the upstate New York native and graduate of Ithaca College oversawContinue Reading
Adam Andretti, 46, will pilot the No. 5 TRICON Garage Toyota Tundra TRD Pro in five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races this year, beginning with this weekend’s race at Atlanta. He will also compete at road/street course events in St. Pete, Watkins Glen, and San Diego. Nick Leitz drive theContinue Reading